March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[skeet9924]

Oh Paula I'm sorry you are going through that with you in laws and your oh.. My oh is always talking about Carson playing hockey. I would love if he did but I have to remind oh all the time that Carson may end up an artist or a dancer and he needs to accept that Carson will like what ever he likes and we can't change that.

As for things that Carson is into he loves how to train a dragon !! Whenever he is fussy or grumpy I put it on and he is happy as can be.. He does also like to watch hockey games.

Is anyone else lo showing signs of teething? Carson had diarrhea the other day.. Been fussier then usual and frantically trying to get everything in his mouth to chew on.. He's also drooling a lot!! I keep looking in his mouth but I'm not seeing any signs of teeth

 

[JenJen80]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...Seventies--cost-little-girls-self-esteem.html

this was interesting to read today.

 

[kraftykoala]

I'm glad Disney backed down over Merida, it's great to have a tom boy princess!

 

[rose.]

Skeet, DH is like that about motor racing! He can't accept the fact that Alfie might not like it. He is showing signs of teething - in fact his favourite thing to do in the evening is chew DHs finger!!

Haven't had any luck with bottles today. It's like he doesn't know what to do with it - just lets it bounce around his mouth and gives it the occasional chew. I have tried tommee tippee and avent bottles. Going to keep trying for a few days. How can he have forgotten when he used to take them so nicely?!

 

[baby_maybe]

Hey all :wave:

Skeet and rose - my DH is well into his motorsport, in fact he races as well as loving watching it and he is really wanting to encourage Ruben to get into it in some form or another when he is older. I keep reminding him that Ruben might want to do something else or like other things, but being the only boy in the house he is very keen to get him doing something 'boyish'!!

We're doing ok at the moment, Ruben is still sleeping well at night, although his daytime sleeping is a bit hit and miss and if he doesn't get enough earlier in the day he gets grumpier and grumpier as the day goes on. I'd let him sleep in the early evening but the problem is he then is difficult to get down for the night so I have to limit him after around 6ish. Ideally he has at least 2 naps which are at least 1 1/2 hours long after breakfast and lunch bottles and then after tea bottle maybe has an hour and is then awake until he has his bath and the bottle and bed. However some days I struggle to get him to sleep for more than and hour and then he wants a long sleep before his bath and if I keep him up he screams the house down!! Just have to persevere with the naps in the mornings, even if it means him sleeping on me a bit.
I definitely think something is going on teething wise too. I guess I might not see a tooth for a while yet, but he is constantly trying to chew everything and he is drool central pretty much all day to the point he has to wear a dribble bib or his clothes get soaked. Also he had pretty runny explosive nappies for nearly all of last week, but I've yet to decide if that is to do with possible teething or whether it was an after effect or his jabs from the previous Friday.
I guess it won't be long before some of us start with little tastes of baby rice etc. I know that the current guideline are for 6 months, but personally I've weaned all of my babies at 17 weeks and I don't think Ruben will be any different. Plus to be honest I don't think he'll go much longer than that, he's already been on hungry milk for weeks now anyway and I think it will help us to finally knock the reflux on the head as he is better with thicker stuff in his tummy. I have managed to wean his thickener down over the past few weeks, but I reckon that weaning will help me get him off that all together eventually which will be great and I'll probably be able to get him off the colic drops once I'm not using that as it makes the milk really frothy!

Wow that turned into a bit of an essay, guess I've not posted properly for so long I had a lot to say!

 

[sharnw]

Rose I know right? It's like Kaylee has forgotten to know what to to with the bottle. She suckled it like natural when she was a newborn . But now

Baby maybe, I will give Kaylee little tastes soon

 

[skeet9924]

I understand that it's hard for the babies with bottles.. Carson has gotten used to the avent bottles and won't take any other kind now.. My oh and I went out to a party the other night and stayed at my mil house and left Carson with her.. I tried giving him a different bottle before we left the house because I wanted to make sure my mil was set for enought of the avent ones for the evening, night and morning.. He refused to take it until I put it in an avent bottle .

 

[MrsChezek]

Hayden is like that with pacifiers! She moves them around in her mouth, makes gagging motions and pushes it out with her tongue with a big look of distaste! It's as if she has NO idea that its something to suck on...once in a blue moon she mistakingly sucks on it and it stays in but a minute later she realizes its not boo and she spits it out and cries. She used to suck on it when she was teeny!!! At least she still takes bottles! Or at least did...we haven't given her one in over a week...it's all so hard!

 

[skeet9924]

Ha ha ha mrs. Chez!! Carson does the exact same thing with his!! Once he realizes no good is coming out of it he gags and spits it out

 

[anna1986]

Baby maybe - i weaned my daughter at 17 weeks due to reflux n she did really well. William is 17 weeks tomorow n i dont thnk hes anywhere nar ready. So am hoping to wait til nearer 6 months this time!

Yay william slept 730-630 with no wake ups

 

[rmsh1]

Skeet, DH is like that about motor racing! He can't accept the fact that Alfie might not like it. He is showing signs of teething - in fact his favourite thing to do in the evening is chew DHs finger!!

Haven't had any luck with bottles today. It's like he doesn't know what to do with it - just lets it bounce around his mouth and gives it the occasional chew. I have tried tommee tippee and avent bottles. Going to keep trying for a few days. How can he have forgotten when he used to take them so nicely?!

I haven't posted in here in a while, but saw this and thought I would let you know I have been trying to get Emma to take bottles of breast milk. Had no luck at all with Avent, then my friend let me try some of her Mam bottles and teats - success! The teats are a completely different shape than avent, more nipple like. You could try them?

 

[rmsh1]

Sorry I see a few tips on here now re bottle feeding Another thing to try is to get OH to give the bottle, not yourself. Emma has taken it from my OH, but not me. We are still trying to get it all under control

 

[rose.]

Thanks! I have had a few people recommend those bottles - have just ordered a starter set from amazon for only £14 which comes with handles and a spout to covert the bottles to a cup when Alfie is bigger so even if he doesn't like the bottles hopefully the cup will come in useful!!

 

[rmsh1]

Thanks! I have had a few people recommend those bottles - have just ordered a starter set from amazon for only £14 which comes with handles and a spout to covert the bottles to a cup when Alfie is bigger so even if he doesn't like the bottles hopefully the cup will come in useful!!

I hope it works! I think I nearly cried when she finally drank from the Mam bottle. I thought we were never going to get her to drink from a bottle

 

[rose.]

Ha ha yeah I am wondering if that will be the case with Alfie, he was so good with the tommee tippee ones up until he was 6 weeks old though! Then he just started rejecting them and now seems to have forgotten what to do oh well fingers crossed for the mam bottles!!

Alfie Just had the Second lot of jabs - hope he isn't as upset as last time he is ok for now, didn't cry as much when they went in as last time and stopped crying after a minute or so, and is now fast asleep.

 

[sportysgirl]

Ha ha yeah I am wondering if that will be the case with Alfie, he was so good with the tommee tippee ones up until he was 6 weeks old though! Then he just started rejecting them and now seems to have forgotten what to do oh well fingers crossed for the mam bottles!!

Alfie Just had the Second lot of jabs - hope he isn't as upset as last time he is ok for now, didn't cry as much when they went in as last time and stopped crying after a minute or so, and is now fast asleep.

Taking Poppy for her 2nd jabs in a bit, hope she is ok as last time.
Hope Alfie is ok today. Bless them.

 

[Kte]

Ha ha yeah I am wondering if that will be the case with Alfie, he was so good with the tommee tippee ones up until he was 6 weeks old though! Then he just started rejecting them and now seems to have forgotten what to do oh well fingers crossed for the mam bottles!!

Alfie Just had the Second lot of jabs - hope he isn't as upset as last time he is ok for now, didn't cry as much when they went in as last time and stopped crying after a minute or so, and is now fast asleep.

Ive just had a lightbulb moment, maybe its not the bottle but the teat flow? If they aren't getting enough they pull off and fuss - saying that its prob cheaper to buy new bottles than teats!

Hope he is okay after his jabs

 

[Kte]

Ha ha yeah I am wondering if that will be the case with Alfie, he was so good with the tommee tippee ones up until he was 6 weeks old though! Then he just started rejecting them and now seems to have forgotten what to do oh well fingers crossed for the mam bottles!!

Alfie Just had the Second lot of jabs - hope he isn't as upset as last time he is ok for now, didn't cry as much when they went in as last time and stopped crying after a minute or so, and is now fast asleep.

Taking Poppy for her 2nd jabs in a bit, hope she is ok as last time.
Hope Alfie is ok today. Bless them.

Hope Poppy is okay after her jabs too

 

[AmyB1978]

Hope Poppy and Alfie do okay today after their jabs.

 

[rose.]

Thanks kte He isn't actually sucking at all so not sure if it could be the flow. I did think about that yesterday. I think the mam bottles come
With a couple of different teats so I will make sure I try them all!

Well I have a very grizzly little boy. He was ok after the jabs but woke up crying a couple of hours later just like last time. He's had calpol and has calmed down a bit but is still grizzling. He sounds so in pain

Hope Poppy's jabs go well!